The Best July -- Ever!!

Seriously, we had the best July--ever!!!  I'm so sad to see it end, but glad I took thousands of pictures to remind us of all we did.  

Of course we had to celebrate the 4th of July!  

Why not design our own shirts for the occasion?

And have cousins over for a bb-q and fireworks!

Then we took a trip up to Logan so Brian could play in the Alumni Band!

He had a blast!

The Highlight of July!!!

ROAD TRIP!!

Off to Nauvoo to play, tour, and visit Aunt Jane and Uncle Chris

After Nauvoo, it was time to hit Chicago!  

And go eat at our favorite restaurant...

Paddle boats downtown Naperville

 And to just try to blend in.

 A trip to Brookfield Zoo is always fun!

Not to mention the Museum of Science and Industry

Just hanging out....

Boat Rides.....

And our favorite picture spots with our favorite Cityscape!

Sears Tower (Whatcha Talkin' Abt Willis?)

Shopping on the Magnificent Mile!!

Chicago Pizza!!!!!

It truly is my kind of town!

It was so great to have "Bean" there!

The trip went too fast, so we decided to extend the drive back by stopping at to see the school that has blest us with the ability to have taken this trip.

And add in one more stop at Martin's Cove to bring the vacation back full circle as we learned about some more of our ancestors.

We only wish we could have had more time!  But alas, work and life get in the way.  We had a fantastic trip visiting old friends, such as the Fishers, Mitchells, Petersons, Furstenaus, and Downs.  I'm totally up with road tripping again!  The entire trip with just our little family and very little interruptions.  It was magical!  So magical that we even enjoyed the ride without the help of movies and shows. Not bad for many days in a car!

To end July with a bang...We decided we needed to do BYU Cheer Camp again!  It was just as fun as they remembered from last year.  Plus a little more fun since T could join in with her sisters!

I'm so sad to see July end. I love my little family!  I have loved making these great memories with them, enjoying being together, and watching them enjoy each other.  Thanks for the memories!!!!

How Do You Choose Your Favorite?

I love this one.....

I love this one too......

Wait!  I love this one as well......

I just don't know how to choose which one is my favorite!

This is a favorite.....

This is a favorite, too......

Oh yes!  This is definitely a favorite!

I can't decide....

Well, let's face it...I love them all!  Good thing I bought the negatives!

Recitals, Soccer, and Life Events

We made it through another dance recital!  These girls are beautiful and graceful!  Next year Cambree's decided to join her sisters in the world of dance.  She can't wait.   

Despite rain-outs, wind, cold, and hot weather soccer season has come and gone.  We had two soccer stars this year.  Both with incredible form (if I don't say so myself). Tianne even averaged 7 points a game.

And now for graduations!!!  Tianne from preschool and Shayla from elementary school.  Oh my!  How do you stop time?  There have been many tears shed about the growing up that is happening around here!

 And speaking of tears...We said good-bye to our beloved violin teacher, Maria.  Cambree got to perform in one last recital and then next week she gets to attend Maria's wedding reception.  We are so excited for Maria but are very sad that she won't be teaching near us anymore, now that she'll be a married lady.  Luckily we have found another amazing teacher and we will continue to see Cambree grow in her talent.  Maria will continue to check in every now and again to see how Cambree's doing.  She even bribed Cambree to continue taking lessons all the way through high school with a pretty good bribe!  Hopefully Cambree will collect from Maria one day.  As fast as time is going - it'll probably be tomorrow.